Local Assistive Technology Teams are Presenting at the Virginia Department of Education's Educational Technology Leadership Conference
Two local assistive technology teams have presented informative workshops at the Ed. Tech. Leadership Conference this week. Ronni Wiles and Brandi Clifford from Richmond Public Schools Assistive Technology Team presented a session about how to get started with developing an AT team. They shared their experiences about how they assessed the AT needs in their school division, developed an action plan and completed activities such as developing policies and procedures, identifying existing resources, building an AT lab and providing training activities. Check out their Online Resource Guide for Assistive Technology at http://www.portaportal.com (guest name: RPSAT).
Jude Hazelgrove and Alex Kurth from the Henrico County Schools Assistive Technology Team presented information on Considering AT in Every IEP. They shared their experiences in working extensively with IEP teams to consistently and appropriately consider the AT needs of each student and where to document the AT supports in the IEP. They suggest that you visit the Wisconsin Assistive Technology Initiative (WATI) website, www.wati.org to check out the resources that have been helpful to them.